John Wells (essay date 1978)
SOURCE: Wells, John. “Bent Out of Shape from Society's Pliers: A Sociological Study of the Grotesque in the Songs of Bob Dylan.” Popular Music in Society 6, no. 1 (1978): 39-44.
[In the following essay, Wells examines Dylan's song lyrics from a sociological perspective, viewing the recurring imagery of the grotesque in many of Dylan's songs as expressive of the individual alienated from society.]
I accept chaos. I am not sure whether it accepts me.
Bob Dylan
Although Bob...
Source: Poetry Criticism, ©2002 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
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